A Foreign Body (Toothbrush) in the Esophagus of a Patient with Hiatal Hernia

Toothbrush ingestion is rare and most commonly seen in patients with psychiatric comorbidities and in young women with a medical history of eating disorders who try to induce emesis. Long ingested objects, such as a toothbrush, cannot pass the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously and require endosco...

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Published inCase reports in gastroenterology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 184 - 189
Main Authors Klancnik, Marisa, Grgec, Maja, Perković, Nikola, Ivanišević, Petar, Poljak, Nikola Kolja
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 10.04.2017
Karger Publishers
Subjects
Alcohol
Case reports
Endoscopy
Esophageal foreign body
Esophagus
Gastroenterology
Hernias
Hiatal hernia
Older people
Otolaryngology
Single Case
Surgery
Toothbrush
Toothbrushes
Croatia
Endoscopy
Hiatal hernia
Toothbrush
Esophageal foreign body
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Summary:Toothbrush ingestion is rare and most commonly seen in patients with psychiatric comorbidities and in young women with a medical history of eating disorders who try to induce emesis. Long ingested objects, such as a toothbrush, cannot pass the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously and require endoscopic removal or even a surgical approach in cases of unsuccessful endoscopic removal or complication development. We present a case of a 71-year-old male with hiatal hernia without psychiatric or neurological comorbidity who accidentally ingested a toothbrush during oral hygiene routine. After X-ray confirmation, the toothbrush was removed endoscopically.
ISSN:1662-0631
1662-0631
DOI:10.1159/000464277